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Coteau-du-Lac (French pronunciation: [kɔto dy lak]) is a small city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality.
Coteau-du-Lac | |
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Rue Principale, Coteau-du-Lac | |
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°11′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
Constituted | 6 February 1982 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrée Brosseau |
• Federal riding | Salaberry—Suroît |
• Prov. riding | Soulanges |
Area | |
• Total | 57.20 km2 (22.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 7,044 |
• Density | 150.2/km2 (389/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 2,743 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Website | www |
The name of the town comes from the French word coteau which means "slope" and from its location on the north shore of Lake Saint Francis.[5] The National Historic Site of Canada of the Coteau-du-Lac canal is the location of the first canal lock system in North America. The city has an industrial park.
The population was 7,044 as of the 2016 Canadian Census.[4]
The place was mentioned in 1687 by Marquis de Denonville. His record stated that "Costeau du Lac is a place where one stopped on the way to the Rapides d'en Haut", referring to a small hillside (French: coteau) on the north side of the St. Lawrence River near the mouth of Lake Saint Francis (French: lac Saint-François).[1]
In 1779, the Coteau-du-Lac canal was constructed to bypass the numerous rapids between Lake Saint-Louis and Lake Saint-Francis. Two years later, a military detachment was stationed there. In 1789, its post office opened under the name Coteau-du-Lac.[1]
During the War of 1812, a fort was built to protect the canal. In 1832, the Parish of Saint-Ignace was created. The following year, the parish was civilly established under the name "Saint Ignace du Côteau du Lac". In 1845, it was formed into a municipality, but abolished in 1847. In 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Ignace-du-Côteau-du-Lac.[1]
In 1907, the Village Municipality of Côteau-du-Lac was formed out of Saint-Ignace-du-Côteau-du-Lac (orthography was later changed to "Coteau" without circumflex). These two entities merged again on 6 February 1982, to form the Municipality of Coteau-du-Lac, which changed statutes in 2007 to become a city.[1][6]
In mid-2013, around 120 people were temporarily evacuated, and two people died after an explosion in the local fireworks factory.[7]
In early April 2023, 3,672 people lost electric power for up to several days as the result of a massive power outage caused by an extended period of freezing rain in the region.[8]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1976 | 2,589 | — |
1981 | 3,181 | +22.9% |
1986 | 3,547 | +11.5% |
1991 | 4,193 | +18.2% |
1996 | 4,960 | +18.3% |
2001 | 5,573 | +12.4% |
2006 | 6,346 | +13.9% |
2011 | 6,842 | +7.8% |
2016 | 7,044 | +3.0% |
Population amounts prior to 1982 are total of Coteau-du-Lac (VL) and Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac (P). Source: Statistics Canada[9] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Coteau-du-Lac had a population of 7,473 living in 2,928 of its 3,025 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 7,044. With a land area of 46.87 km2 (18.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 159.4/km2 (413.0/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 7,473 (+6.1% from 2016) | 7,044 (3.0% from 2011) | 6,842 (+7.8% from 2006) |
Land area | 46.87 km2 (18.10 sq mi) | 46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi) | 47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi) |
Population density | 159.4/km2 (413/sq mi) | 150.2/km2 (389/sq mi) | 145.4/km2 (377/sq mi) |
Median age | 44.0 (M: 43.6, F: 44.4) | 41.6 (M: 41.3, F: 41.8) | 39.0 (M: 39.0, F: 38.9) |
Private dwellings | 3,025 (total) 2,928 (occupied) | 2,743 (total) | 2,631 (total) |
Median household income | $91,000 | $80,268 | $71,517 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue – Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
7,015 |
6,495 | ![]() |
92.6% | 315 | ![]() |
4.5% | 75 | ![]() |
1.1% | 125 | ![]() |
1.8% | |||||
2011 |
6,720 |
6,350 | ![]() |
94.5% | 240 | ![]() |
3.6% | 55 | ![]() |
0.8% | 75 | ![]() |
1.1% | |||||
2006 |
6,235 |
5,960 | ![]() |
95.6% | 140 | ![]() |
2.3% | 45 | ![]() |
0.7% | 90 | ![]() |
1.4% | |||||
2001 |
5,455 |
5,220 | ![]() |
95.7% | 170 | ![]() |
3.1% | 35 | ![]() |
0.6% | 30 | ![]() |
0.6% | |||||
1996 |
4,895 |
4,695 | n/a | 95.9% | 135 | n/a | 2.8% | 35 | n/a | 0.7% | 30 | n/a | 0.6% | |||||
Note: Percentages may not equal 100% due to multiple responses and rounding. |
List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):[16]
Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[17]
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[18]
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